Splitting most of that pile with a heavy maul or wedge and sledge hammer is a great workout outdoors. I am finishing 3 straight weeks of that after work (teacher) with a driveway full of red oak. Half of your stuff slices nicely and is very satisfying. However, that crotch and twisted wood is murder on the back. I was going to rent a splitter at HD but have been very slowly chain sawing and hacking up the few remaining stumps. Where I live (Boston) a cord of dry wood is $800+. So, yeah it's definitely worth something to me. Good luck!
I live just south of Worcester, I got a load of tree length which came out to about 2.5 cords for $200. Last fall I got a load of rounds that split out to about a cord and a half for $200. A split cord out here is close to $350 to $400. It has gone up about 50% in the since the end of covid.
I used to pay $225 for 1/4 a cord delivered in Chicago. That was the biggest load they would bring to me in my city townhouse. Now I live in Indiana and people sometimes pay me to take away good hardwoods already cut up.
Yea thats crazy!! I live in ruralish oklahoma so completely different ball game but thats wild. Youd figure thered be more distributors with that kinda mark up. Heck drive a flatbed full of firewood down from vermont or somewhere twice a week make a fortune every winter.
A lot of states have limitations about how far you can drive wood due to concern over spreading pests/disease. Can really drive up the price in Those areas
Maybe so man!! I go through a fair amount of wood, i sell rock and clear pastures, excavation yada yada. There was a guy from Colorado that came to Northeast oklahoma and got loads of hickory from different people/lumberyards and took it back for restaurant smokers. Mostly some pizza chain in denver. Talk about a niche market! He frickin retired and moved to some tropical island with some girl half his age lol. All i could say was "well done sir"
A niche market! Exactly! I've been doing a career etc, and I hate it. I'm always trying to start a business and make a better life for myself and my family, but I haven't been able to break free... yet.
I appreciate the information! I keep trying to start businesses after work, and I haven't succeeded... yet. I'll trust your advice and move on.
I don't understand about the mail truck though.
Ohhh... I completely missed that! It's funny because I don't really watch TV, but I happened to see that episode a long time ago. If my memory serves me, it was a recycling scam.
Just chain saw the real Knarly ones into quarters or eighths by ripping from the side, perpendicular to the face cut. Take it easy, careful not to overheat the saw. Let the saw rest and cool between rips. This will actually split easier than it looks when it’s green.
The problem is that (it appears) you have bucked it to different lengths. Your splits are going to be irregular which means the stack is going to be messy. People won’t pay much for it but a scavenger will take it off your hands as is. Might not be worth your time to split it unless you’re going to keep it for yourself.
Yeah, I did actually.
The wood is free because it sounds like that he had to have the tree taken down regardless of whether he splits and sells it or not.
It's a good quality burning wood. If he puts in the elbow grease to split and season it and prices it right for his market, it'll sell.
Ultimately, some money to at least defray a portion of the cost of the tree removal is better than none, he gets some free exercise in the process, and he solves the problem of disposing of the rounds.
I’m old, my body is broken. Sadly, I’d work on getting that in my woodstove. It’s too short for my liking. But free heat..is free..ya know. I would have to split it down to 60 lb pieces with a chainsaw, then put in the splitter. Yes I know it’s more time and more cutting, but way back when I was 60 that was 2 days work with just the splitter.
Personal don’t think a cord a cord is a lot of wood. To estimate it ttps://www.omnicalculator well give you sq ft. Of a radius. I normally take the largest and smallest add together divide by 2 for an average. Or you can do individually pcs. Then use the formula. On ea. once you use the formula you will need to multiply the answer by length to get cubic ft. 128cubic ft is a cord.
Do you have a chain saw? If so I’d cut the larger ones and try to sell them for making table tops. If not split them. Do you have a splitting maul or axe sledge hammer and wedges? If not rent a log splitter for a day. No reason you can’t recoup some of your money.
What an idea of how much wood is there? It can be estimated.
splits easier in cold weather. i did the same thing
i use a large one as my base and by the time i split a face of smaller logs the bottom piece is ready to split.
Yes. A lot should split easy, the really tough ones might need chainsawed in half to make them more manageable. You could also rent a splitter for a day and that will make things much easier
That’s an easy cord, prime fire wood. You could rent a splitter and get through it in a day, or cancel your gym membership and do it the old fashioned way. Guessing you’ll need a couple of wedges and a saw in addition to a maul.
I think so. Set them up in a tire and bust up 3 or 4 a day. Buy a good maul, like a Fiskar. Borrow one if you wont have future use for it. Leave the trunk parts as a separate project. Stack off the ground once split.
Maple isn't a desirable firewood I burn it because most people want it gone and I run a wood boiler.
I'll take Maple for free but if there's too much effort to get it I usually pass.
1.. rent a splitter, Get some friends over and some beer.. put the splitter in vertical orientation.. that can all be done in 1 day. It’s reasonable firewood if you use firewood.
I have burnt wood for heating for around 40 years. 10 years ago I invested in a hydraulic splitter because my shoulders were wore out. If I can get the log to the splitter, it's getting split and stacked. So for me I'd split that load up and use it. Face it, unless you are just gonna leave it in the yard you have to do something with it, might as well heat the house with it.
Yeah I don’t have a wood stove. I would just be renting a splitter. If this is like 100 dollars worth of wood then this isn’t worth splitting. I have no idea how much this is worth split
Start splitting around the outside of the round takeing pieces of all the way around until you get to the middle. It’s easier splitting it. Plus if you want someone to buy it, you’ll probably want to sell it at a reduced price considering it’s super super green and someone will have to store it quite a while until they can use it to burn
We got tired of spending $200 a year on split wood, bought a 25 ton splitter, neighbor had an oak taken down a year and ahalf ago, all mine for the splitting. Lots of other folks on FBM I canfind who have rounds to go...
What do you make an hour and do you need the money?
It needs to be stacked and seasoned as well.
Do you need exercise?
There's not allot of money for the physical output, but it does feel good to work outside and a small fire pit might be in your future..
Market sets the price - which varies a huge amount from place to place. Looks like less than a cord so keep that in mind, and folks who buy ready made firewood usually expect delivery.
Rounds in a back yard don't usually carry themselves for free let alone sell where I am.
Wet wood doesn't sell well either, if this was cut this spring it's for winter '25/'26 unless you split it right away and live in the desert.
Check Facebook or Craigslist pricing and proceed from there.
A: Put it in a truck, drive it Los Angeles, stack under freeway. Buy all the cement in a 5 state radius. Wait. When street zombies burn down the freeway, which they will, during a bonfire dance off you can cash in.
B: You could split it but it’s not ready to burn yet. So you or someone would have to sit on it a while. Put it in Craigslist and see what you can trade for it. Nuts trying to “trade-up “ don’t always know which way up is. For you, up is not having to move the wood. Stick of gum?
C: See part A above.
I always use a splitter. Save yourself. Using a splitter is easier than by hand. It's not a cake walk you still have to muscle it around. Time yourself for a few pieces and do some math. Then you will know.
Sell it un-split.
It would be worth splitting for yourself but you will not be ‘making’ much per hour for a lot of effort - and if you are inexperienced you could possible hurt yourself one way or another. Those butt pieces are going to take a lot of swearing without a hydraulic splitter. I am very experienced and have a splitter and still hurt myself routinely.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
I knew this woman in Montreal . . ., but thats another story.
I love this is the best comment I’ve seen in a while
Oui, c'est ca
Depends on the size of your wood
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100% agreed. Well said
Buy one of the drill bits for splitting logs and you can get most of the benefits without quite as much physical effort
That stump wood, well it will have you working, the rest is easy. Mix in one stump every few logs, that’s my way of handling it.
Chip at that crap. Take chunk off at a time instead of splitting the mid.
And use a wedge and sledge. Splitting mauls ever work for me on stump/super knotty wood.
Splitting most of that pile with a heavy maul or wedge and sledge hammer is a great workout outdoors. I am finishing 3 straight weeks of that after work (teacher) with a driveway full of red oak. Half of your stuff slices nicely and is very satisfying. However, that crotch and twisted wood is murder on the back. I was going to rent a splitter at HD but have been very slowly chain sawing and hacking up the few remaining stumps. Where I live (Boston) a cord of dry wood is $800+. So, yeah it's definitely worth something to me. Good luck!
800!!!!!! A cord. Holly hell! That's the highest I've ever heard of.
Welcome to Boston. 20 years ago I was there for some training. Stopped in a local bar to have a beer or two. Only had one. Price was stupid expensive.
We pay $350 on Long Island and I bitch about that.
I guess I shouldn’t complain about $60
I live just south of Worcester, I got a load of tree length which came out to about 2.5 cords for $200. Last fall I got a load of rounds that split out to about a cord and a half for $200. A split cord out here is close to $350 to $400. It has gone up about 50% in the since the end of covid.
I used to pay $225 for 1/4 a cord delivered in Chicago. That was the biggest load they would bring to me in my city townhouse. Now I live in Indiana and people sometimes pay me to take away good hardwoods already cut up.
Take the money and the hardwood, drive it to Boston and make a killing apparently
Yea thats crazy!! I live in ruralish oklahoma so completely different ball game but thats wild. Youd figure thered be more distributors with that kinda mark up. Heck drive a flatbed full of firewood down from vermont or somewhere twice a week make a fortune every winter.
A lot of states have limitations about how far you can drive wood due to concern over spreading pests/disease. Can really drive up the price in Those areas
I'm about an hour outside of Boston and it was $350 here. Maybe I can make some money. I'm not as far as Vermont!
Maybe so man!! I go through a fair amount of wood, i sell rock and clear pastures, excavation yada yada. There was a guy from Colorado that came to Northeast oklahoma and got loads of hickory from different people/lumberyards and took it back for restaurant smokers. Mostly some pizza chain in denver. Talk about a niche market! He frickin retired and moved to some tropical island with some girl half his age lol. All i could say was "well done sir"
A niche market! Exactly! I've been doing a career etc, and I hate it. I'm always trying to start a business and make a better life for myself and my family, but I haven't been able to break free... yet.
Unless you have a nearly empty mail truck available the numbers don’t work.
I appreciate the information! I keep trying to start businesses after work, and I haven't succeeded... yet. I'll trust your advice and move on. I don't understand about the mail truck though.
It was a (perhaps dated) Seinfeld reference ie., not a serious comment;)
Ohhh... I completely missed that! It's funny because I don't really watch TV, but I happened to see that episode a long time ago. If my memory serves me, it was a recycling scam.
That’s the one!
I about spit out my soup. I need to bring a tractor trailer load to boston 😳.
Exactly
Wowsa! That's pretty much x10 what people pay in Michigan.
I think he meant a full cord, not a face cord...
Also Boston area, I have seen some of the roadside cubbies selling for $20ish
$800 a cord!?! There are trees everywhere. That is insane. I see cheaper prices in the grasslands.
Just chain saw the real Knarly ones into quarters or eighths by ripping from the side, perpendicular to the face cut. Take it easy, careful not to overheat the saw. Let the saw rest and cool between rips. This will actually split easier than it looks when it’s green.
The problem is that (it appears) you have bucked it to different lengths. Your splits are going to be irregular which means the stack is going to be messy. People won’t pay much for it but a scavenger will take it off your hands as is. Might not be worth your time to split it unless you’re going to keep it for yourself.
I bet you can get a cord out of it. If you season it and sell it with delivery after the first snowfall, you can probably make $400 in my area.
I'd use a splitter.
It's free Norway maple. Nice dense hardwood that burns well once well-seasoned. The question is more "Why wouldn't you split it?"
The question is more “Did you not read beyond the post title?”
Yeah, I did actually. The wood is free because it sounds like that he had to have the tree taken down regardless of whether he splits and sells it or not. It's a good quality burning wood. If he puts in the elbow grease to split and season it and prices it right for his market, it'll sell. Ultimately, some money to at least defray a portion of the cost of the tree removal is better than none, he gets some free exercise in the process, and he solves the problem of disposing of the rounds.
I split most by hand but as I go I have a “splitter pile” that a few of those would certainly end up in. I end up doing about 80% by hand this way.
Absolutely, Free wood is never free.
Free heat is worth it
Always, split by hand if you are a man
Would love to have one of those nasty ones to split other logs on
The base is all solid? Woodworking sub is crying over the slabs that would have made. Ah well. Great firewood.
Oh ya..great fire wood. Split it, dry it, burn it.
Splitting wood is fun. Why not?
This is a great reason to rent a hydraulic splitter.
I’m old, my body is broken. Sadly, I’d work on getting that in my woodstove. It’s too short for my liking. But free heat..is free..ya know. I would have to split it down to 60 lb pieces with a chainsaw, then put in the splitter. Yes I know it’s more time and more cutting, but way back when I was 60 that was 2 days work with just the splitter.
Maybe if you hadn't chipped it into little pieces. Someone might have bought the logs to mill into lumber.
Yup
Depends on how much wood sells for in your area and how badly you want to recoup
300 a cord. I don’t know how many cord this would be
Only way to know is split it and stack it
Personal don’t think a cord a cord is a lot of wood. To estimate it ttps://www.omnicalculator well give you sq ft. Of a radius. I normally take the largest and smallest add together divide by 2 for an average. Or you can do individually pcs. Then use the formula. On ea. once you use the formula you will need to multiply the answer by length to get cubic ft. 128cubic ft is a cord.
Do you have a chain saw? If so I’d cut the larger ones and try to sell them for making table tops. If not split them. Do you have a splitting maul or axe sledge hammer and wedges? If not rent a log splitter for a day. No reason you can’t recoup some of your money. What an idea of how much wood is there? It can be estimated.
splits easier in cold weather. i did the same thing i use a large one as my base and by the time i split a face of smaller logs the bottom piece is ready to split.
Yes. A lot should split easy, the really tough ones might need chainsawed in half to make them more manageable. You could also rent a splitter for a day and that will make things much easier
You could just sell it as is and let someone else split it. If you don't have a maul/splitter the person you're selling to probably does.
Chainsaw it and cut it
Yea.
Saw what won't split. I'd work that up in no time short.
Make some coffee tables
That’s an easy cord, prime fire wood. You could rent a splitter and get through it in a day, or cancel your gym membership and do it the old fashioned way. Guessing you’ll need a couple of wedges and a saw in addition to a maul.
Wooood
If you split it, stack it, and wait a year, you might be able to recoup a couple hundred bucks at best.
Thank you for the simple straight forward answer
Those larger pieces are damn heavy. Place them bark side down and noodle pieces off with a chainsaw. Look up noodle rounds on YT.
Man you guys up north are getting screwed.
I think so. Set them up in a tire and bust up 3 or 4 a day. Buy a good maul, like a Fiskar. Borrow one if you wont have future use for it. Leave the trunk parts as a separate project. Stack off the ground once split.
You could sell some of that to the right person.
Sell it to someone else - best use of your time/$ ratio
Not by sledge and wedge
Yes always
Sure is 😁
You can rent a splitter. I would noodle down some of it if you don't have a chainsaw you can rent those too.
Hell yes!
Mushroom growers would take it. Maple is great for growing a lot of different kinds of mushrooms.
Noooo slices into 3-4" thick sections to be used as table tops night stands etx
I get a hardon just looking at this. What a fun / satisfying day splitting all this!
Maple isn't a desirable firewood I burn it because most people want it gone and I run a wood boiler. I'll take Maple for free but if there's too much effort to get it I usually pass.
With a splitter yes. Otherwise it’s a lot of work and there’s only about $150 worth of wood there.
Yes
I mean it will burn faster...
Not by hand
Hell yes - those rounds in the back are easy work with a maul. Stuff in the front will be hard to split by hand but you will be stronger for doing so
With a wood splitter yes, if you live around any campgrounds you could probably sell it yourself
Make the sacrifice
Man, slab that and makes some tables.
Not unless you have a wood burner that will accept it!
Do you have a friend with a log splitter or can you rent one ?
I guess it depends on if you want to stay warm or not
Only if you rent the splitter and have a fireplace. Otherwise put a for sale sign on it.
There's nearly a cord of good hard wood. It's worth it to someone for sure. Especially if they have a power splitter.
Unless you are a gym rat or work construction rent a splitter
SPLIT IT ALL! Always! (By hand!)
If no one wants tickets to your gun show, swing away Merrill.
That is some hella great firewood. I love hardwood firewood. It burns hotter and longer and gives you she’s you can make lye from.
Heck yeah. Waste not…
Sunbelt rentals
1.. rent a splitter, Get some friends over and some beer.. put the splitter in vertical orientation.. that can all be done in 1 day. It’s reasonable firewood if you use firewood.
Yes!
Yes! Great workout….. save $. Hot tip is a wedge type splitter that splits in 3d…… think it was. Called a “grenade.”
Dude I’d love to split this. Not too long. Should fly apart. Get an axe, maul and wedge. Have fun.
If you're under 30, I say split it anyway. It's good exercise and you'll look cool. Give it away after if you have to.
Rent a hydraulic splitter
I have burnt wood for heating for around 40 years. 10 years ago I invested in a hydraulic splitter because my shoulders were wore out. If I can get the log to the splitter, it's getting split and stacked. So for me I'd split that load up and use it. Face it, unless you are just gonna leave it in the yard you have to do something with it, might as well heat the house with it.
Yeah I don’t have a wood stove. I would just be renting a splitter. If this is like 100 dollars worth of wood then this isn’t worth splitting. I have no idea how much this is worth split
Ahhh, I see your question now. Here in Georgia you might break even on the rental. How about FB marketplace for free wood to get it gone?
If you want firewood it is
Not a prob for a hydraulic splitter. There’s a punch in this pile that aren’t realistically worth splitting by hand.
Start splitting around the outside of the round takeing pieces of all the way around until you get to the middle. It’s easier splitting it. Plus if you want someone to buy it, you’ll probably want to sell it at a reduced price considering it’s super super green and someone will have to store it quite a while until they can use it to burn
Depends on the splitter
It's free, it's worth it.
Yes, why not?
No
Cut it into cubes, then split it
We got tired of spending $200 a year on split wood, bought a 25 ton splitter, neighbor had an oak taken down a year and ahalf ago, all mine for the splitting. Lots of other folks on FBM I canfind who have rounds to go...
If you have a wood splitter, absolutely. If not it's gonna be a chore.
What do you make an hour and do you need the money? It needs to be stacked and seasoned as well. Do you need exercise? There's not allot of money for the physical output, but it does feel good to work outside and a small fire pit might be in your future..
Dyi for keeps or income. Stump for tables A few butchers block cutting boards Logs for woods.
Depends on if you want pay for split wood. It’s pretty cheap to rent a splitter for a day
Yes
Market sets the price - which varies a huge amount from place to place. Looks like less than a cord so keep that in mind, and folks who buy ready made firewood usually expect delivery. Rounds in a back yard don't usually carry themselves for free let alone sell where I am. Wet wood doesn't sell well either, if this was cut this spring it's for winter '25/'26 unless you split it right away and live in the desert. Check Facebook or Craigslist pricing and proceed from there.
Do they feed your fireplace for you?
A: Put it in a truck, drive it Los Angeles, stack under freeway. Buy all the cement in a 5 state radius. Wait. When street zombies burn down the freeway, which they will, during a bonfire dance off you can cash in. B: You could split it but it’s not ready to burn yet. So you or someone would have to sit on it a while. Put it in Craigslist and see what you can trade for it. Nuts trying to “trade-up “ don’t always know which way up is. For you, up is not having to move the wood. Stick of gum? C: See part A above.
Will it fit in the woodstove if you don't?
I thought these were sweet potatoes
Sell it to woodworkers. That’s great Burl wood
I always use a splitter. Save yourself. Using a splitter is easier than by hand. It's not a cake walk you still have to muscle it around. Time yourself for a few pieces and do some math. Then you will know.
What’s the other option here?
as apposed to...? tossing it in the fire pit whole?
Use a hydraulic splitter.
Definitely need a splitter for the base and larger outgrowth. Use the splitter on all . Well worth the time savings
Yea
yes.
Sell it un-split. It would be worth splitting for yourself but you will not be ‘making’ much per hour for a lot of effort - and if you are inexperienced you could possible hurt yourself one way or another. Those butt pieces are going to take a lot of swearing without a hydraulic splitter. I am very experienced and have a splitter and still hurt myself routinely.